Splitting wood

rustyplow

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First pic is my dad and his granddaughter 35 years ago. Second is me and my granddaughter this week. Same splitter. Same tractor. Same farm.
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No way would I split wood with a young kid trying to help. I think someone has been awfully lucky.
 
That is great. That is also how young ones learn to be safe and develop a great work ethic. All mine have done it too and so has my grandson by the time he was 4 yrs. old.
 

Lighten up. I have done it with my son since he was 3. The guy was trying to show a family thing and you have to rain on the parade? Some people just need to keep it to themselves!
 
I would have to say I'm with not having children around. Occasionally a log will more or less explode throwing pieces. I would hate to see a child hit with a piece of log. I've been badly bruised myself splitting wood.
 
Guess it'd be better for therm to sit in the house in front of the TV getting fat and maybe moving into drugs latter on? Everything has its dangers probably way more dangerous to take the ride to school every day than splitting wood.Of course most accidents happen in the kitchen so guess they have to stay out of there too.
 
The children could be out there safe enough, just not right up against the splitter. We had a story a few days ago about someone's wife helping splitting wood and managed to get her fingers where they shouldn't and got hurt. Children are even more unpredictable. It also makes a difference what kind of wood being split. Soft woods would be safer. Usually when I have a log explode it's hickory.
 
I did the same as a kid with my Dad. I would say I was awfully lucky. It was time well spent learning how to work and do it safely. Wish I could still split wood with Dad, but he has been gone for 17 years now, cancer took him way too young. Neither of us were ever hurt splitting wood.
 
OK, now we have heard from the safety police. But, let me point out something. These days people seem to be intent on protecting children from everything. Life itself! So, as a result, we have an epidemic of problems that were unheard of a few generations ago. Like peanut allergies, celiac disease, lactose intolerance, and the list goes on.
When I was growing up, we ran through the woods and fields alike. We played in the little creeks catching crayfish and minnows. We climbed trees. We rode our bicycles WITHOUT those ridiculous looking helmets. AND WE SURVIVED!!! And we were not allergic to everything on earth! And we grew up not needing special considerations in our diet, in our workplace, and in our homes.

FYI, I thought the pictures were quite nice, and I thank the poster for posting them.
 
Well, me, my brother, the neighbors, their kids, my dad, and a handful of our friends were always EXPECTED to assist in wood splitting, stacking, splitting, the like. I am not aware of any injuries, but it is a good experience to see, what actually goes into warming yourself up on a cold night, instead of these kids feeling "entitled" to a warm house. Thanks for the pics, I feel likeI should have taken pics of someof our adventures.
 
Both of my son's have been around wood cutting and splitting. They each have a set of ear muffs and glasses on their eyes. They wouldn't be caught without them now they just know that eye and ear protection is part of going cutting with Dad. They actually told my wife the wanted their ear muffs during a fireworks show this summer. I hope they keep thinking safely because of what has been learned early on in life.

I like the pictures keep it up.
 
I was splitting wood a couple days ago. The wedge wasn't entering the log, pressure was building up in the cylinders. (I have 2)Then all at once it was like the log exploded. Pieces went flying real fast. I let my grand son operate the control, but don't let him go past the cylinder. Where the little girl is standing there is no chance of her getting hurt form flying wood. Kids need to be around mechanical stuff. That way they learn to be safe when there are alone. Just one old codgers opinion. Stan
 
(quoted from post at 22:31:20 11/26/16) I would have to say I'm with not having children around. Occasionally a log will more or less explode throwing pieces. I would hate to see a child hit with a piece of log. I've been badly bruised myself splitting wood.

Very true.Much better an adult should get hit with exploding wood.
 

Yup. Keep the kids safe, don't let them outside, don't let them take stuff apart and put it back together, don't let them see calves or kids being born, don't let them see any dead animals, don't let them drive a lawn tractor much less a full sized tractor, don't let them go shooting or have a bow and arrow or slingshot, don't let them use and axe or hatchet, don't let them let them under the car with you changing the oil, don't let them on ladders or the roof or start pounding nails, don't let them around someone cutting up a carcass, don't let them grind meat, don't let them within 100 feet or a chain saw or buzz saw or PTO shaft, don't let them feed a fire or toss brush into a brush pile, don't let them near the bee hives or bulls or rams or crazy heifers.

And we wonder why we have a generation that needs "safe spaces" and can't deal with reality.
 

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